A Ironbirds v. Express – In a remarkable turn around, the Ironbirds have won their last five games. After a tough loss to the Express earlier in the season, the Ironbirds won the rematch on Saturday, May 19. The Ironbirds’ lead off hitter Michael Giannelli, who went three for three on […]
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Retiring a Rookie
Falls Church’s Andy Anderson waited years to pursue his dream of bowling professionally. Now, in his retirement, he’s finally getting the chance to start. Falls Church resident and rookie professional bowler Andy Anderson has a different definition of retirement than most. Most people don’t “retire” by starting to play […]
Falls Church Kiwanis Little League Report
A Red Wings v. Raptors The Red Wings faced the Raptors on May 9, emerging after four innings with a 15-2 win. Te’a Langlois provided key hits in the third and fourth innings that kept the Red Wings offense alive. Defensively, Joseph Lampman was a stand-out both at first and third […]
Mendenhall Leads Mustangs Over M.C. Mountaineers, 3-1
Tuesday evening provided a good example as to why Mason High School senior Byron Mendenhall has established himself as one of the top baseball players in Virginia. In the Mustangs’ first true home game since last season, Mendenhall drove in all three of his team’s runs and fanned 10 batters […]
Stuart High Softball Captures First Win
After dropping the first three games of the season by double digits, the J.E.B. Stuart High School girls varsity softball team claimed its first win of the season, 8-7 over cross-town foe, George Mason High School. The Raiders had their way on the base paths, accumulating 17 steals on the […]
Mustangs to Ride Mendenhall
The adage goes that good pitching beats good hitting. It’s for that reason that the George Mason High School varsity baseball team expects to prevail each and every time senior Byron Mendenhall toes the rubber.
Jim Moran
The U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has the distinction of being the oldest military base not situated on U.S. soil. It is also the only one located in a country with which we do not have an open political relationship.
Anything But Straight: The Impending Purge
In 1995, I arrived in Washington, DC as a fresh faced and doe-eyed twenty five year old. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do for a living, but I thought working on Capitol Hill might be interesting and the big buildings looked kind of cool. Although I had just […]
